'Community'

Dan Harmon's innovative sitcom was ill-fated from the get-go: In its relatively short lifespan, Community was plagued with low ratings, cast shake-ups (including the very public departures of lead players Chevy Chase and Donald Glover), cancellation threats from NBC, and Harmon's own firing before the show's fourth season. Which led to not only even lower ratings, but critical bashing— Slate's Willa Paskin called the Harmonless fourth season "a kind of zombie Community…one missing its soul." Harmon returned to helm the fifth season, but it was no use: NBC canceled the show for good earlier this year. But Greendale's best and brightest will have a second life: Yahoo Screen made a deal to pick up the ailing show— and yes, Harmon is on board — making fans' dreams of “six seasons and a movie” that much closer to reality.